Protecting 'interest of producers' is the legislative intent of GI statute -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
Section 11(1) of Geographical Indication of Goods Act, 1999 says - Any association of persons or producers or any organisation or authority established by or under law for the time being in force representing the interest of the producers of the concerned goods, who are desirous...
Plea filed before Registry for removal of Tirupati Laddu from GI Register -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
Taking cognisance of the news reports on the Madras High Court's order directing the petitioner J. Mohanraj in the public interest writ petition WP 20749/2009 to approach IPAB or GI Registry for cancellation of Tiruapthi Laddu GI, I had petitioned IPAB seeking 'suo motu' action in...
Does India's Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) lack 'suo motu' powers ? -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
I had petitioned the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) requesting a 'suo motu' action against the grant of Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Tirupati Laddu immediately after the dismissal of Mohanraj's petitition by Madras High Court . The petition sought if general public had recourse to...
Tirupati laddu GI - Petition to IPAB for 'suo motu' action -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
It is learnt from leading news papers that Madras High Court has dismissed the writ petition challenging the grant of Geographical Indication (GI) tag to ‘Tirupati Laddu' and directed that the petitioner may approach IPAB . I wonder if general public have recourse to IPAB...
Kerala Science Congress - Compendium On Ipr : Message Of Kerala Chief Minister -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
22nd Kerala Science Congress was held at Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi, Thrissur. The organisers chose "IPR and Development - A National Perspective" as the focal theme for this year's Science Congress. It was in fact a brave decision that the organisers of a...
Traditional Medicines and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Issues -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
Developed from experience gained over the centuries and adapted to the local culture and environment, Traditional Knowledge/Traditional medicinal practices were transmitted orally from generation to generation. It tends to be collectively owned and takes the form of stories, songs, folklore, proverbs etc. attached to cultural...
Patent - Bane or Boon ? -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
The philosophy behind the grant of Patent is “Suffer less evil for more good” and the purpose is to stimulate the investment in industrial innovation. When somebody invents a new product or process, which is capable of industrial application and discloses it to the Public...
Does Sri Venkateswara temple require a ‘goods’ status for its prasadam (temple offering) ? -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
The ancient and sacred temple of Sri Venkateswara is located on the seventh peak, Venkatachala (Venkata Hill) of the southern banks of Sri Swami Pushkarini in Andhra Pradesh. It is by the Lord’s presidency over Venkatachala, that he has received the appellation, Venkateswara (Lord of...
Copyright and Related Rights - An Overview -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
What is Copyright? Copyright is concerned with protecting literary, artistic or scientific work of the human intellect. These include books, wallpapers, pamphlets, catalogues, maps, guides and other writings, music, works of the fine arts such as paintings and sculptures, lectures, addresses, and works of like nature,...
Success of RTI demands change in ‘attitude’ of public authorities -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
‘Democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed’ - The preamble of the RTI Act says. Apparently, the very purpose of enacting...
Success of RTI demands change in ‘attitude’ of public authorities -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
‘Democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed’ - The preamble of the RTI Act says. Apparently, the very purpose of enacting...
Information on Kerala IPR Academy veiled -
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R.S. Praveen Raj
In pursuit of establishing an Intellectual Poperty Academy in Kerala, we pursued the RTI endeavor with a fresh demand for inspectingthe File No. 20311/Nodal(1)/08/Law, which was stated to be under different levels of deliberations . It is an interesting story altogether. My friend, Mr. Prasanth (Blogger of...
